When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
Parallel translations
- KJV When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
- BSB After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
- NKJV Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.
- NASB So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
- NLT After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and they believed both the Scriptures and what Jesus had said.
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Quick answer
After Jesus rose, his disciples recalled his earlier saying about raising the temple and believed both Scripture and his words. It shows that resurrection faith looks back and finds Jesus' words confirmed.
Overview
John notes that the meaning of Jesus' cryptic temple-saying (2:19) became clear only in light of the resurrection. The disciples' faith deepened as Scripture and Jesus' own word proved trustworthy together. This pattern of remembering and believing after the resurrection recurs in John and underlines that the cross and empty tomb interpret Jesus' whole ministry.
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- John 12:16His disciples didn’t understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that they had done these things to him.
- Luke 24:7–8saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again?”
- John 14:26But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.
- John 16:4But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
- Ps 16:10For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
- John 2:17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”
- Acts 11:16I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’
- Luke 24:44He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.”
- John 20:8–9So then the other disciple who came first to the tomb also entered in, and he saw and believed.
- John 2:11This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
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